Revelation 19:2 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:1-5

Reactions to Babylon’s fall (18:9-19:5)Those who grew prosperous through their commerce with the city weep and mourn at its destruction. The rulers of the nations stand afar off, watching the destruction but doing nothing to help the city in its distress (9-10). Merchants and businessmen mourn for the burning city, not because they have any love for it, but because they have no more market for their goods. Like the rulers they are guided by motives that are entirely selfish. They are distressed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 19:2

true. App-175 . righteous. App-191 . judgments. App-177 . hath. Omit. judged. App-122 . earth. App-129 . servants. App-190 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 19:2

for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot; her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.True and righteous are his judgments ... It is appropriate for Christians to be reminded that the terrible judgments upon nations, cities, and individuals who spurn his mercies are "righteous." The holy and righteous God cannot, nor will he, accommodate to human wickedness. "The moral law can no more be broken... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 19:1-10

Revelation 19:1-10. And after these things I heard a great voice, &c.— Instead of I am thy fellow-servant, &c. Revelation 19:10. Doddridge renders it, I am a fellow-servant with thee, and with thy brethren, who keep the testimony. Here the whole church, agreeably to the exhortation of the angels, ch. Rev 18:20 join in praises and thanksgivings to almightyGod for his truth and righteousness, in judging this idolatrous city; (Revelation 19:1-2.) his truth, in fulfilling his promises and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 19:2

2. which did corrupt the earth—Greek, "used to corrupt" continually. "Instead of opposing and lessening, she promoted the sinful life and decay of the world by her own earthliness, allowing the salt to lose its savor" [AUBERLEN]. avenged—Greek, "exacted in retribution." A particular application of the principle (Genesis 9:5). blood of his servants—literally shed by the Old Testament adulterous Church, and by the New Testament apostate Church; also virtually, though not literally, by all who,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 19:1-10

1. The praise of God in heaven 19:1-10This pericope has strong ties to what precedes (Revelation 16:17 to Revelation 18:24). It is the concluding revelation concerning the fall of Babylon (the latter-day Egypt and Tyre) and Antichrist (the ultimate Pharaoh of the Exodus and King of Tyre). The praise in this section is in response to the angel’s invitation for those in heaven to rejoice (Revelation 18:20). [Note: Charles, 2:117-19; Wall, p. 219.] Revelation 19:9-10 conclude the section begun in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 19:2

This group praises God because of His true (fair) and righteous (just) judgments (cf. Revelation 15:3; Revelation 16:7), especially of the harlot Babylon. It is only right that Babylon, which brought moral ruin on the earth, should lie in ruins."By now all men have made their choice between God and Satan. Universal worship of the beast and universal rejoicing over the deaths of the two witnesses mark the world not only as guilty but also as irreclaimable. The earth-dwellers have hardened their... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 19:2

19:2 which (a-15) Of such a character, see Matthew 7:24 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:1-21

Christ and His Armies conquer the Beast and his ProphetThe harlot city having been destroyed, the marriage of the Lamb with the glorified Church is announced. But before this can take place, the other enemies of the Lamb must be overcome, and St. John sees in a vision the overthrow of the beast and of the false prophet.1-4. The great multitude of the saints in heaven (see on Revelation 1:10) praises God (Revelation 19:1) because the wicked city, which corrupted the earth, and shed the blood of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 19:1-3

XIX.THE CHORUS OF THE HEAVENLY MULTITUDE REJOICING OVER HER FALL.(1-3) And after these things I heard . . .—Or, I heard, as it were, a mighty voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying. The saints who were bidden in the last chapter to rejoice are now heard raising their songs as in one great voice of praise. The song is as follows:—Alleluia!The salvation, and the glory, and the powerAre our God’s,Because true and righteous are His judgments,Because He judged the great harlot, who... read more